St. George Church "The Iron Church"

[Gerimensch]

Hi,

I'm Gerhard. I'm a stundent of architecture in Nürnberg(Germany).
I have to write an article about the constructione of the St. George Church in Everton.
Especially about the ironconstruction on the roof.

I search over a week at the internet, libary....but I find no realizable informationes.

Maybe sombody of you can help me....PLEASE

greetings

Gerhard

[taffy]

Hi,

I'm Gerhard. I'm a stundent of architecture in Nürnberg(Germany).
I have to write an article about the constructione of the St. George Church in Everton.
Especially about the ironconstruction on the roof.

I search over a week at the internet, libary....but I find no realizable informationes.

Maybe sombody of you can help me....PLEASE

greetings

Gerhard

Here's a link to the church's somewhat out of date web site. It has a good photo of the internal structural ironwork

http://www.neighbourhoodservices.com/stgeorgeschurch/

The church has published its own history. You might care to contact the vicar to purchase a copy. It has a lot of information about the building of the church plus several photos.

Another church built around the same time is St Michael in the Hamlet, Toxteth Park, Liverpool. This has a greater use of cast iron in the structure.

[TonyS]

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[robbo176]

Hiya Gerhard
I have a book "St Georges Church Everton, the Iron Church" by RF Mould

email me with the information you would like & I'll see if its in the book

Mandy

[chippie]

Hiya Mandy, well done, I,ve been looking for my copy all afternoon. I was going to send it to Gerhard but couldn,t find it at all.

[Gerimensch]

Hi together,

thank you for your fast replies. Your posts help me very well.
Andy if you have more details and drawings about the for me post it please.

Thank you very much indeed!

Gerhard

[robbo176]

heres some recent photos for you

[chippie]

Thanks for them Mandy, I,ve saved the first one. My dad and Auntie Lil had their service from here before they were laid to rest. Mind you, you can hardly say my dad is" laid to rest" floating in the Mersey, can you?

[robbo176]

Hiya Gerhard

heres a few scans from the book

[robbo176]

and here are a few photos I took yesterday

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[chippie]

lovely Mandy, thank you for those smashin, photos. I correct myself when I said that I had two relatives had their service in St Georges, it was three, dad, Auntie Lil and Uncle Bill. My other uncle was buried in Glasgow, that,s half my dad,s family gone now.

[Gerimensch]

Thank you Mandy for this helpful pictures!!
Now I can start my work.

greats

Geri

[Ged]

Well done Mandy, great pics. There's just room under those inscriptions for Robbo woz ere 2007.

[robbo176]

here's some pics of the interior

[Waterways]

Thank you Mandy for this helpful pictures!!
Now I can start my work.

greats

Geri

Look at the Churches

- St. Michaels in the Hamlet (built by the same man who built St George's)
- St James' Church

Both of iron construction.

Also look at Oriel Chambers in Water St in Liverpool (the world's first iron framed glass curtain walled building (1864) and 16 Cook St, similar, two years later. Most modern buildings are based on the construction methods of these two buildings.

16 Cook St is my favourite building of any anywhere. A magic little building that even has a cantilevered encased in glass, spiral staircase at the back (out of view for the public).